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Ages of Discovery Timeline
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Ages of Discovery Timeline
Explore the timeline and the clues about life in prehistoric Britain. BCE means Before Common Era; CE means Common Era. On this timeline, BCE dates are shown as negative numbers and CE dates as positive numbers. Dates are approximate.
1.Use the timeline to find when the Bronze Age began. Write the date in BCE.
2.Nia is making a museum display. Number these ages from oldest to newest: Iron Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age.
3.Why are the periods called the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age?
- They are named after important materials people used to make tools.
- They are named after the places where people slept.
- They are named after three kinds of weather.
4.A date from 600 BCE belongs to which side of year 1: before it or after it?
- Before year 1
- After year 1
5.The Iron Age in Britain began about 800 BCE and ended around 43 CE. Did it begin before or after the Bronze Age began around 2500 BCE?
6.People in the Stone Age made tools from stone.
TrueFalse
7.The Bronze Age in Britain began about ______ BCE. Choose the best answer.
- 2500
- 800
- 43
8.Imagine a person has a stone tool and a bronze tool. Give one reason the bronze tool might be useful.
9.A child finds a chipped stone tool near an old settlement. What might this clue tell a historian about people who lived there?
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